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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 8, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 8, 1969 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 25,824 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: John Kibler 3B: Andy Olsen |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Marty Martinez | Third Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Doug Rader | First Baseman |
| Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
| Julio Gotay | Second Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 8, 1969
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Brock reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. Dierker
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torre vs. Dierker
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Carlton
Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Carlton
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Carlton
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Carlton
There goes Wynn. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Wynn steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Carlton
Rader strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Dierker
McCarver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. McCarver reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shannon vs. Dierker
There go the runners. The throw from Edwards to Martinez. The throw back to home, and McCarver is out at the plate. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Dierker
Javier hits a popup towards third. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Carlton
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Carlton
Gotay hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Dierker
Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Dierker
Carlton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Carlton
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier misplays the ball. That's an error on Javier. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Carlton
There's a wild pitch. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dierker vs. Carlton
Dierker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Carlton
Torres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Carlton
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Dierker
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Dierker
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Carlton
Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Wynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Carlton
Rader hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Rader reaches second base with a double. Wynn scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Carlton
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gotay vs. Carlton
Gotay is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Dierker
McCarver hits a popup towards third. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Dierker
Javier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Carlton
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Carlton
Dierker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Carlton
Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Carlton
Martinez hits a line drive to right field. Pinson throws towards third. Shannon fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Shannon. Edwards moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wynn vs. Carlton
Wynn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rader vs. Carlton
Rader strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Dierker
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Dierker
Carlton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Carlton
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Carlton
Gotay hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Carlton covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Dierker
Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Dierker
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Dierker
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Dierker
There goes McCarver. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Gotay applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Carlton
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Carlton
Dierker hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Carlton
Torres strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Shannon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Dierker
Javier bunts towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. Shannon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ricketts vs. Dierker
Dave Ricketts pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
Ricketts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carlton vs. Dierker
Carlton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Carlton
Steve Huntz now playing shortstop.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Carlton
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Carlton
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Carlton
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Dierker
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Carlton
Gotay is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Carlton
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Carlton
Dierker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Alou trying to get to home. Flood throws the ball in to Javier who relays the ball to McCarver who tags Alou, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Dierker
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Dierker
Dennis Ribant pinch runs for Joe Torre.
McCarver hits a line drive towards right. Miller catches it and throws to first to double up Ribant. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Carlton
Bill White now playing first base.
Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Carlton
Martinez bunts in front of the plate. McCarver fields it and throws to first for the out. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Carlton
Wynn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Carlton
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out. Torres moves to third. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bryant vs. Carlton
Don Bryant pinch hits for Norm Miller.
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Dierker
Cesar Geronimo now playing right field.
Javier hits a popup towards third. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huntz vs. Dierker
Huntz hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Dierker
Joe Hague pinch hits for Steve Carlton.
Hague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Willis
Ron Willis now pitching.
Gotay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Willis
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Hoerner
Joe Hoerner now pitching.
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gotay moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dierker vs. Hoerner
Dierker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gotay scores. Edwards moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1969 -- St.Louis at Houston (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 5 0 1 0 Torres H, ss 4 0 1 0
Flood C, cf 4 0 0 0 Martinez M, 3b 4 0 1 0
Pinson V, rf 4 1 1 0 Wynn J, cf 2 1 1 0
Torre J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Rader D, 1b 4 0 1 1
Ribant D, pr 0 0 0 0 Miller N, rf 4 0 0 0
White B, 1b 0 0 0 0 Bryant D, ph 1 0 0 0
McCarver T, c 4 0 2 1 Geronimo C, rf 0 0 0 0
Shannon M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gotay J, 2b 5 1 1 0
Javier J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Alou J, lf 5 0 1 0
Maxvill D, ss 2 0 0 0 Edwards J, c 4 0 1 0
Ricketts D, ph 1 0 0 0 Dierker L, p 5 0 2 1
Huntz S, ss 1 0 0 0
Carlton S, p 3 0 0 0
Hague J, ph 0 0 0 0
Willis R, p 0 0 0 0
Hoerner J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 5 1 38 2 9 2
St.Louis 000 000 100 00 -- 1
Houston 000 100 000 01 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S 10.0 6 1 1 6 12
Willis R (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Hoerner J 0.0 2 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (W) 11.0 5 1 1 2 7
E -- Rader D, Javier J, Shannon M
DP -- St.Louis 1, Houston 2
LOB -- St.Louis 3, Houston 12
2B -- Wynn J, Rader D, Shannon M
3B -- Brock L, McCarver T
SB -- Wynn J
CS -- McCarver T 2
SH -- Javier J, Martinez M
WP -- Carlton S
T -- 2:45
A -- 25824
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